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Author : Aubrey Manning,Marian Stamp Dawkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998-05-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521578914
The new, reorganised, more user-friendly edition of a successful introductory text on animal behaviour.
Author : Tristram D. Wyatt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191020940
How animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is causing a revolution in the study of animal behaviour, while developments in computing and image analysis allow us to investigate behaviour in ways never previously possible. By combining these with the traditional methods of observation and experiments, we are now learning more about animal behaviour than ever before. In this Very Short Introduction Tristram D. Wyatt discusses how animal behaviour has evolved, how behaviours develop in each individual (considering the interplay of genes, epigenetics, and experience), how we can understand animal societies, and how we can explain collective behaviour such as swirling flocks of starlings. Using lab and field studies from across the whole animal kingdom, he looks at mammals, butterflies, honeybees, fish, and birds, analysing what drives behaviour, and exploring instinct, learning, and culture. Looking more widely at behavioural ecology, he also considers some aspects of human behaviour. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : E.G. Boulenger
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Animal behaviour
ISBN : 8171412181
This book is primarily a hidden treasure to animal behaviour. The author has used his knowledge and research expertise in putting across a very subtle subject in easy narration and in flow of language. And also he has explained in detail more about the unknown facts on animal behaviour. One of the important features of this volume is the presentation of some photographic illustrations and explanations. These are indeed very rare in their intrinsic heritage. The next is pleasantly readable and extremely informative, covers a host of animals. Most of the living animals have been exhaustively presented. This is a well written book and well dotted with many interesting anecdotes. Some of the chapters are well researched to the sleep pattern of various animals.
Author : Birte Nielsen
Publisher : CABI
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781789240603
This book provides an introductory text covering the use and misuse of behaviour tests applied to animals. By including illustrative examples from a variety of species, the book inspires the animal scientist to think about what a given behavioural test can be used for and how the results can be interpreted. This text includes: the dos and don'ts of running behaviour tests and interpreting the results; many clear, simple illustrations which make the information readily accessible, down to earth, practical advice yet a thorough, evidence-based approach; information on behaviour tests for a whole range of species from companion, farm, zoo, laboratory and wild animals; succinct yet comprehensive text, designed to be read cover to cover and stimulate further reading. This book is an essential item in the researcher's toolkit when embarking on and devising any animal behaviour test and is valuable to students, established researchers, teachers and practitioners of applied ethology, animal welfare science, and veterinary science.
Author : Michael Joseph Ryan,W. Wilczyński
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 0879698586
Tinbergen asked four general questions about animal behavior-causation, ontogeny, survival value, and evolution. In this book, authors Michael J. Ryan and Walter Wilczynski use these questions to explore basic concepts such as the function, evolution, and mechanism of behavior. Then the neurological and endocrine mechanisms of search for resources are described, using as examples foraging, sensing, finding, and deciding, orientation and migration. The biological mechanisms and evolutionary significance of social behavior are discussed through the examples of sex differences, mate choice, social bonding, cooperation, conflict, and aggression. This book provides a well-thought-out introduction to the complexity of animal behavior that will appeal to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professional scientists in other fields.
Author : Peter J. B. Slater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521629969
Readable introduction to animal behaviour for beginning students in biology and psychology.
Author : Jo Anne Cartwright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134556601
Are animals intelligent? How do they learn to solve everyday survival problems? Can they be intentionally deceptive? The investigation of animal behaviour is an important and fascinating aspect of comparative psychology. Determinants of Animal Behaviour thoroughly covers the section on determinants of animal behaviour in the AQA (A) comparative psychology module and deals with the three main topics featured in the syllabus. Firstly the evolutionary explanations of animal behaviour are discussed, including the biological explanations of apparent altruism. Secondly the nature of classical and operant conditioning in animal behaviour is considered and finally the role of social learning in animals is investigated. Real life examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the arguments presented. Determinants of Animal Behaviour is an ideal introductory text to the subject, full of real life examples and both traditional and cutting-edge research. It will be of interest to all students new to comparative psychology and highly accessible to anyone wishing to know more about the diversity and ingenuity of animal behaviour.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 3052 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128132524
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, Four Volume Set the latest update since the 2010 release, builds upon the solid foundation established in the first edition. Updated sections include Host-parasite interactions, Vertebrate social behavior, and the introduction of ‘overview essays’ that boost the book's comprehensive detail. The structure for the work is modified to accommodate a better grouping of subjects. Some chapters have been reshuffled, with section headings combined or modified. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on animal behavior Provides comparative approaches, including the perspective of evolutionary biologists, physiologists, endocrinologists, neuroscientists and psychologists Includes multimedia features in the online version that offer accessible tools to readers looking to deepen their understanding
Author : Roland J. Siiter
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015046872894
With more emphasis than usual on the behavior of vertebrates and primates (although the author still includes classic bird and insect studies) the book examines how wild animals live, survive, and reproduce in their natural, wild habitats. This unique approach is presented in a straightforward manner without jargon, ensuring that students find the text informative and entertaining. Well-placed examples and explanations provide students with further opportunity to understand the application of the concepts.
Author : Marian Stamp Dawkins
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780191037443
This book introduces the reader to the power of observation before, and sometimes instead of, experimental manipulation in the study of animal behaviour. It starts with simple and easily accessible methods suitable for student projects, before going on to demonstrate the possibilities that now exist for far more sophisticated analyses of observational data. At a time when animal welfare considerations are attracting political as well as scientific debate, the potential for non-intrusive studies on animals is being increasingly recognized. Observation emerges as a valuable alternative approach, often yielding highly informative results in situations (such as on zoos, farms or for wild animals) where more invasive experimental techniques would be undesirable, unethical or just plain impossible. However, to justify its place alongside experimentation as a rigorous scientific method, observation needs to be just as disciplined and systematic and have just as much attention paid to project design in the way that observations are made and recorded. Observing Animal Behaviour takes the reader through all these stages: from the initial observations, to the formulation of hypotheses, and their subsequent testing with further systematic observations. Although designed principally as a companion text for advanced undergraduate and students taking courses in animal behaviour, this accessible text will be essential reading for anyone wanting to study animal behaviour using observational methods rather than experimentation, and assumes no previous knowledge of animals, statistics or scientific method. It will be of particular relevance and use to those professional researchers and consultants in the behavioural sciences who seek a compact but comprehensive introduction to the quantitative observation of animal behaviour.
Author : Peter M. Kappeler
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030828790
This textbook presents all basic principles of animal behaviour in a clear and concise manner and illustrates them with up-to-date examples. Emphasis is placed on behavioural biology as an integrative discipline of organismic biology, focusing on the adaptive value of behaviours that facilitate resource access, predator avoidance and reproductive success and underlie parental care, all within a comprehensive presentation of social complexity. This new textbook provides a rich resource for students (and teachers) from a wide range of life science disciplines.
Author : Judith S. Weis,Daniel Sol
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107077775
This book provides a comprehensive look at the critical role of animal behaviour in the success and impact of biological invasions.
Author : Nicholas B. Davies,John R. Krebs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444314021
The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on behavior - an animal's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. In this edition, new examples are introduced throughout, many illustrated with full color photographs. In addition, important new topics are added including the latest techniques of comparative analysis, the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting techniques, extensive new discussion on brood parasite/host coevolution, the latest ideas on sexual selection in relation to disease resistance, and a new section on the intentionality of communication. Written in the lucid style for which these two authors are renowned, the text is enhanced by boxed sections illustrating important concepts and new marginal notes that guide the reader through the text. This book will be essential reading for students taking courses in behavioral ecology. The leading introductory text from the two most prominent workers in the field. Second colour in the text. New section of four colour plates. Boxed sections to ilustrate difficult and important points. New larger format with marginal notes to guide the reader through the text. Selected further reading at the end of each chapter.
Author : Aubrey Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:912056890
Author : VK Agarwal
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788121932103
This textbook covers all syllabus of B.Sc. classes of All Indian Universities and has been prepared according to U.G.C. model curriculum.